Omnipotence and other Theological Mistakes
February 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Online and in-person Rev. Dr. Matthew Johnson
Omnipotence is the doctrine that God is “all-powerful.” It is is considered a core tenant of orthodox theology. But it has a problem: if God is all powerful, then why do bad things happen to good people? We’ll look at alternatives to the doctrine of omnipotence, including atheism, polytheism, and process theology – and ways that the doctrine of power might corrupt our politics and social lives, as well as our spiritual lives.
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Being An Anti-Racist Church
The Board and leaders of the church are moving towards articulating that being on a continuous journey toward being an “anti-racist and multicultural church” is important to us. What does that mean? Let’s figure that out.
To get us together in this work, we want every member of the congregation to attend one of the four sessions we are offering on “being an anti-racist church.”
The last session is Sunday, Feb 20th, 11:30am, in Deale Hall – masks required. (watch for any change to location).
Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color are welcome to attend any of these sessions.
The session will be 1 hour. This is a high-level overview. We will work through a list of the characteristics of an anti-racist and multicultural congregation.
The Board of Trustees:
President: Amanda Tapfield
Clerk: Bob Spelman
Vice-President: Judy Gustafson
Treasurer: Teresa Wilmot
Trustees: Khanh Oehlke, Sarah Greer, Jami Edmonds
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